Bethel middle schoolers game helps Scotty Fund

Published 6:40 pm, Sunday, April 13, 2014

Lucy Grant, 13, in 8th grade, gets ready to throw a ball during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. Grant's team is called the "Doble Dragons". The event raised money for the Scotty Fund charity in Bethel.
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Jack Carraturo, 12, in 7th grade, reaches for a ball during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tigerball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. The event raised money for the Scotty Fund charity in Bethel. Carraturo's team is called "The Almazerz".
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Jack Carraturo, 12, in 7th grade, reaches for a ball during the 8th...

Kristin Manfreda, 13, in 8th grade, takes aim during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. Manfreda's team is called "Marotta's Moustaches".

Lorennah Granfors, 13, in 7th grade, sits in the blue chair during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. The player sitting in the blue chair is the first player to re-enter the game, after being eliminate, when a member of their team catches an opponents throw. Ganfors team is "The Scotty Fund Ballerz".
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Lorennah Granfors, 13, in 7th grade, sits in the blue chair during...

Willow Macol, 12, in 7th grade, center, shouts encouragement to her team mates during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tigerball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. On the right is Autumn Tooker, age 12, 7th grade and on left is Jamie Tuohy, age 13, 7th grade. They are all on the team "In-Nihilators"
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Kristin Manfreda, 13, in 8th grade, holds onto the back boundary line and waits for the whistle to blow to start her match during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. Manfreda's team is called "Marotta's Moustaches".
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Kristin Manfreda, 13, in 8th grade, holds onto the back boundary...

Tyler Zegray, age 13, in 7th grade, looks for a target during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. The event raised money for the Scotty Fund charity in Bethel. Zegray's team is called the "Swaggin Salvadors".
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Tyler Zegray, age 13, in 7th grade, looks for a target during the...

Jack Carraturo, 12, in 7th grade, reaches for a ball during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. The event raised money for the Scotty Fund charity in Bethel. Carraturo's team is called "The Almazerz".
Photo: H John Voorhees III

Jack Carraturo, 12, in 7th grade, reaches for a ball during the 8th...

Zach Perry,14, in 8th grade, looks for a target during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. The event raised money for the Scotty Fund charity in Bethel. Perry's team is called the "Doble Dragons"
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Zach Perry,14, in 8th grade, looks for a target during the 8th...

Clayton Thunhorst, 13, in 8th grade, holds a ball during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. Thunhorst's team is called "The Incredi-BOLZ'.
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Clayton Thunhorst, 13, in 8th grade, holds a ball during the 8th...

Bryce Staib, 12, 7th grade, waits for her match to begin during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years.
Photo: H John Voorhees III

Bryce Staib, 12, 7th grade, waits for her match to begin during the...

Kristin Manfreda, 13, in 8th grade, holds onto the back boundary line and waits for the whistle to blow to start her match during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. Manfreda's team is called "Marotta's Moustaches".
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Kristin Manfreda, 13, in 8th grade, holds onto the back boundary...

Rocco Chiappetta, 14, in 8th grade, reaches for a ball, while keeping an eye out for the other team, during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tigerball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. The event raised money for the Scotty Fund charity in Bethel. Chiappetta's team is called "LaBounty Hunters".
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Rocco Chiappetta, 14, in 8th grade, reaches for a ball, while...

David DePalma, 13, in 8th grade, throws at an opponent during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. DePalma's team is called "Cease and Desistos".
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David DePalma, 13, in 8th grade, throws at an opponent during the...

Bryce Staib, 12, in 7th grade, bends to get out of the way of a ball during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. Staib's team is called "Barretts Beasts".
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Bryce Staib, 12, in 7th grade, bends to get out of the way of a...

Brett Schuett, age 13, in 8th grade, holds a ball during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tigerball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. Schuett's team is called "The Illuminuccis".
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Brett Schuett, age 13, in 8th grade, holds a ball during the 8th...

Brett Schuett, 13, in 8th grade, holds a ball during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. Schuett's team is called "The Illuminuccis".
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Brett Schuett, 13, in 8th grade, holds a ball during the 8th annual...

Emily Belcourt, age 12, in 7th grade, holds a ball during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. Belcourt's team is called "The Beasts".
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Emily Belcourt, age 12, in 7th grade, holds a ball during the 8th...

Students of Bethel Middle School, Bethel, Conn, check the brackets board during the 8th Annual Tiger Ball event, a multiple team dodgeball competition on Monday, April 7, 2014. The event raised money for the Scotty Fund charity in Bethel.
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Students of Bethel Middle School, Bethel, Conn, check the brackets...

Referee Megan Fuller, 16, in 10th grade at Bethel High School, keeps an eye on the game during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. Fuller played in the event when she was in middle school.
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Referee Megan Fuller, 16, in 10th grade at Bethel High School,...

Kiara Vasquez, 13, in 7th grade, cheers on her team during the 8th annual Tiger Ball event, at Bethel Middle School on Monday, April 7, 2014. Tiger Ball is a multiple team dodgeball competition that the Bethel, Conn, school has been holding for the last eight years. Vasquez was waiting to re-enter the match, her team is the "Watson Warriors".
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Kiara Vasquez, 13, in 7th grade, cheers on her team during the 8th...

Students of Bethel Middle School, Bethel, Conn, compete in the 8th Annual Tiger Ball event, a multiple team dodgeball competition on Monday, April 7, 2014. The event raised money for the Scotty Fund charity in Bethel.
Photo: H John Voorhees III

Students of Bethel Middle School, Bethel, Conn, compete in the 8th...

Students of Bethel Middle School, Bethel, Conn, compete in the 8th Annual Tiger Ball event, a multiple team dodgeball competition on Monday, April 7, 2014. The event raised money for the Scotty Fund charity in Bethel.
Photo: H John Voorhees III

Students of Bethel Middle School, Bethel, Conn, compete in the 8th...

Students of Bethel Middle School, Bethel, Conn, compete in the 8th Annual Tiger Ball event, a multiple team dodgeball competition on Monday, April 7, 2014. The event raised money for the Scotty Fund charity in Bethel.
Photo: H John Voorhees III

Twenty-seven teams played using dodgeball rules in the double elimination competition after school on April 7.

The tournament raised $1,447 in entry fees and another $405 selling bracelets and in admissions for a total of $1,852 to donate.

Each competitor donated $10 to play for a total of $50 per team, and each student donated $1 at the door to watch the competition.

Each Tiger Ball team of seventh- and eighth-graders had a coach, either a teacher or other school staff member, and students from Bethel High School volunteered to referee alongside the middle school staff.